McCARTNEY. A CAR SLAMS INTO A MAN CROSSING DODGE HAPPENED AT 38th STREET.. THAT'S WHERE K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH 7'S ADRIAN WHITSETT IS LIVE TONIGHT WITH OUR BIG STORY. THE DRIVER DURING THE CRASH -- SUSPECTED OF RUNNING THE RED LIGHT AND HITTING THE MAN IN THE CROSSWALK RIGHT HERE. IS BOOKED INTO JAIL TONIGHT. OF HIT AND RUN, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HOMICIDE. POLICE SAY THE VICTIM, WHO THEY HAVE NOT NAMED YET...DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE. POLICE AND WITNESSES SAY THERE'S NO WAY HE COULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING.(Taylor Atkins: "The guy was just walking and they hit him like he was nothing.") A VIOLENT CRASH AS A SPEEDING SEDAN -- HIT A MAN IN THE CROSSWALK.(Sgt Joe Collins: "They were knocked in the air. pushed into the van with a great deal of force.") TAYLOR ATKINS WATCHED IN HORROR AS THE MAN HIT THIS UHAUL WAITING TO TURN. --THEN WATCHED AS PARAMEDICS TRIED TO REVIVE HIM.(Taylor Atkins: "It looked like he was unresponsive the whole time they were pressing on his chest and everything and nothing.") AS THE CAR SPED AWAY, LEAVING A MAN DYING IN THE STREET. SOMEONE SNAPPED A PHOTO OF THE LICENSE PLATE. LEADING POLICE TO 40TH AND HARNEY AND THIS NISSAN ALTIMA.(Sgt Joe Collins: "A witness followed two parties that were possibly officers located the run vehicle.") THEY FOUND THE PEDRO DIEGO-GARCIA AND ANOTHER MAN A FEW BLOCKS AWAY NEAR 40TH AND LEAVENWORTH.(Sgt Joe Collins: "You have an individual or individuals in a motor vehicle that are highly intoxicated, disobeying our traffic laws, driving in excess of our posted speed limits. There's nothing a situation.") 30 MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH -- POLICE CONFIRMED WHAT MANY ALREADY SUSPECTED. THE INJURIES ... WERE TOO SEVERE.(Taylor Atkins: "I'm just in shock...life's too short.") THE SUSPECTED DRIVER, PEDRO DIEGO-ANTONIO, DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT NEBRASKA DRIVER'S LICENSE IT'S BEEN REVOKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS.. HE WAS JUST IN COURT LAST WEEK FOR DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION. WE EXPECT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE VICTIM TOMORROW. REPORTING LIVE, ADRIAN WHITSETT KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN.

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